Households with out-of-pocket payments greater than 40% of capacity in Greece
Greece: Households with out-of-pocket payments greater than 40% of capacity was 10.6% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Households with out-of-pocket payments greater than 40% of capacity in Greece, 2008–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2020, households with out-of-pocket payments greater than 40% of capacity in Greece stood at 10.6%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 20.0% on the previous year and up 48.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households with out-of-pocket payments greater than 40% of capacity in Greece peaked at 10.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 2010.
Greece ranks 10th of 26 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Households with out-of-pocket payments greater than 40% of capacity in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 7.2% | — |
| 2009 | 8.5% | +17.6% |
| 2010 | 7.2% | -15.8% |
| 2011 | 7.5% | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 7.8% | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 9.4% | +19.7% |
| 2014 | 10.1% | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 10.5% | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 9.7% | -7.8% |
| 2017 | 9.9% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 9.7% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 8.9% | -9.1% |
| 2020 | 10.6% | +20.0% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 10.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.4%, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Greece's 10.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.2%, 2.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.9% | 7.2% | 8.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 9.1% | 7.2% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.6% | 10.6% | 10.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Greece
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Frequently asked questions
- What is households with out-of-pocket payments greater than 40% of capacity in Greece?
- Households with out-of-pocket payments greater than 40% of capacity in Greece was 10.6% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest households with out-of-pocket payments greater than 40% of capacity recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 10.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest households with out-of-pocket payments greater than 40% of capacity recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 2010.
- How does Greece rank for households with out-of-pocket payments greater than 40% of capacity?
- Greece ranks 10th out of 26 countries with data for 2020.
- Is households with out-of-pocket payments greater than 40% of capacity rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Households with out-of-pocket payments greater than 40% of capacity to pay for health care (food, housing and utilities approach - developed by WHO/Europe) (%, national). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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